AsyncQueue.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Advanced.Algorithms.Distributed;

/// <summary>
///     A simple asynchronous multi-thread supporting producer/consumer FIFO queue with minimal locking.
/// </summary>
public class AsyncQueue<T>
{
    //consumer task queue and lock.
    private readonly Queue<TaskCompletionSource<T>> consumerQueue = new();

    //data queue.
    private readonly Queue<T> queue = new();
    private readonly SemaphoreSlim consumerQueueLock = new(1);

    public int Count => queue.Count;

    /// <summary>
    ///     Supports multi-threaded producers.
    ///     Time complexity: O(1).
    /// </summary>
    public async Task EnqueueAsync(T value, int millisecondsTimeout = int.MaxValue,
        CancellationToken taskCancellationToken = default)
    {
        await consumerQueueLock.WaitAsync(millisecondsTimeout, taskCancellationToken);

        if (consumerQueue.Count > 0)
        {
            var consumer = consumerQueue.Dequeue();
            consumer.TrySetResult(value);
        }
        else
        {
            queue.Enqueue(value);
        }

        consumerQueueLock.Release();
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Supports multi-threaded consumers.
    ///     Time complexity: O(1).
    /// </summary>
    public async Task<T> DequeueAsync(int millisecondsTimeout = int.MaxValue,
        CancellationToken taskCancellationToken = default)
    {
        await consumerQueueLock.WaitAsync(millisecondsTimeout, taskCancellationToken);

        TaskCompletionSource<T> consumer;

        try
        {
            if (queue.Count > 0)
            {
                var result = queue.Dequeue();
                return result;
            }

            consumer = new TaskCompletionSource<T>();
            taskCancellationToken.Register(() => consumer.TrySetCanceled());
            consumerQueue.Enqueue(consumer);
        }
        finally
        {
            consumerQueueLock.Release();
        }

        return await consumer.Task;
    }
}